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deal someone in

deal some·one in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deel suhm-wuhn, -wuh n in]
    • /dil ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deel suhm-wuhn, -wuh n in]
    • /dil ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən ɪn/

Definitions of deal someone in words

  • verb without object deal someone in to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 1
  • verb without object deal someone in to take action with respect to a thing or person (followed by with): Law courts must deal with lawbreakers. 1
  • verb without object deal someone in to conduct oneself toward persons: He deals fairly. 1
  • verb without object deal someone in to be able to handle competently or successfully; cope (followed by with): I can't deal with your personal problems. 1
  • verb without object deal someone in to trade or do business (followed by with or in): to deal with a firm; to deal in used cars. 1
  • verb without object deal someone in to distribute, especially the cards in a game (often followed by out): to deal out five hands of six cards each; your turn to deal. 1
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Origin of deal someone in

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English delen, Old English dǣlan (cognate with German teilen), derivative of dǣl part (cognate with German Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.; (in defs 19, 23) Middle English deel, del(e), Old English dǣl

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Parts of speech for Deal someone in

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Deal someone in

deal someone in popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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